It’s American Craft Beer Week: May 13-19

As a beer fan there little doubt you already know it is American Craft Beer Week, a celebration of small and independent craft brewers organized by the Brewers Association.  If you didn’t know, it’s time to step up your beer fan credentials.  American Craft Beer Week began Monday and runs through Sunday, May 19.  Begun…

Categorically Craft: 2012’s Biggest Story Rolls On

When we look back on 2012, no story will better define the year-in-beer from a big picture perspective better than the “craft versus crafty” debate.  Though it reached a full boil in December, the story has been bubbling steadily throughout the year. In a nutshell, it is a story about distinctions. About distinguishing between craft…

Montana Breweries at the GABF

The Great American Beer Festival takes place this Thursday through Saturday (Oct. 11-13, 2012) in Denver, CO, and eight Montana Breweries will be on hand.   This Annual showcase by the Brewers Association is the largest collection of American beer and serves as one of the most prestigious competitions of its kind. Tickets to the festival…

Big Sky Makes Top 50 List of Craft Brewing Companies

The Brewers Association released today its list of 2010 Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies and Missoula’s Big Sky Brewing Company came in at No. 39.  The list is based on 2010 beer sales volume for craft breweries in the United States.  Considering there are now more than 1,700 breweries in the United States (not all…